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2024 Root 100: Men, You Can Wear Suits, Sneakers at Your Next Red Carpet Event Just like These Stars
Red carpet season is almost here. What to wear? Why cram your feet into uncomfortable dress shoes, when you can make this suit and sneaker duo work?
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Stay Away From These Classic Black Love Films That Have Aged Horribly
These films might not hit so if you watch them with your boo tonight.
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Even More Black Women Writers We Love
As Women’s History Month reaches its midpoint, we thought we’d look back at some phenomenal Black writers who’ve paved the way and influenced culture.
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15 of Our Favorite Books on Black Romance [UPDATED]
With Valentine’s Day approaching, we’ve added even more titles to our list of books all about Black love
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9 Books by Black Authors We Can’t Wait to Read This July
Summer days are meant for reading. Here are some great titles coming your way in July.
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Take That, History-Deniers: The 1619 Project Has Already Achieved Bestseller Status Ahead of Publication
Amid an ongoing and irrational fight over Critical Race Theory, the groundbreaking anthology created by Nikole Hannah-Jones is already proving a pivotal work.
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Terry McMillan Confirmed 'Waiting to Exhale Is Going to be a TV Series'—Is He Still a Good Man, Savannah?
It’s time to exhale because the long wait for a continuation of Waiting to Exhale is here! But it’s not the previously discussed feature film sequel; it’s a different format altogether. Terry McMillan, who wrote the 1992 novel Waiting to Exhale, has confirmed that a TV series based on her book and the subsequent film…
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Shoop, Shoop! Babyface Will Host a Virtual Listening Party With the Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack for Mother's Day
“Love Will Be Waiting at Home”…thanks to Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds. No, I’m not just talking about the fact that he wrote this lovely song. Babyface will actually be bringing us love in our homes in the form of one of his most beloved works: the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack. The Forest Whitaker-helmed 1995 iconic film…
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Book Review: Terry McMillan Writes What Breaks Her Heart
Terry McMillan is known for such best-selling novels as Waiting to Exhale, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Mama, and A Day Late and a Dollar Short. Her novels deftly explore the inner workings of black women’s lives, and watching McMillan’s characters navigate love, friendship, work and family has been an inspiration for generations of…
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Letting It Burn, and 9 Other Lessons Learned From Reading Terry McMillan
To say that the 1992 debut of Waiting to Exhale, Terry McMillan’s first best-seller, was a watershed moment in contemporary American fiction would be an understatement. For legions of black women, seeing characters like themselves placed front and center was a revolution unto itself. McMillan was 40 years old at the time, and like her…